Psychology and Human Behavior

A learning initiative between Harvard and MIT, edX is creating an open-source learning platform with Google that's poised to change the experience of higher learning.

Looking through the Google Glass (so to speak) with the help of Descartes and Peirce, one can see a product with a name that appeals to all users' low-tech experiences.

A pair of brain activity visualization projects illustrates concepts and themes that affect human behavior and the realm of experience design.

Embracing the messiness and complexity of the systems, users, and contexts we're designing for can yield flexible future-proofed products.

Thoughtful inspection of qualitative and quantitative data allows UX professionals to glean genuine insight on user behavior from reams of big data.

Attention to detail, a focus on immersion, and the desire constantly improve his products made Walt Disney one of the earliest designers of user experience.

That rare creature on the UX landscape with the glittering horn—the one who can design and program—don't be one of those. Be a Pegasus instead, and fly above it all.

As put forth in his new book, Evil by Design, Chris Nodder argues that it's acceptable to deceive users with persuasive design when it's in their best interests.

With gamification continuing to grow in popularity as a way to engage users, the new book Gamification at Work lays out the five steps of "player centered design."

Design should be supportive of users, but as design collides with sales and marketing, manipulative techniques are wielded with other goals in mind.

The human brain is built to create associations between things it encounters and, depending on how they are approached, these associations can hinder or elevate a design.